The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time is an American franchise of animated adventure films by Universal Pictures centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by 13 direct-to-video musical sequels plus a TV series, video games, soundtracks and related merchandising. Neither the sequels nor the series involve the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg. All 14 films were released in a Complete Collection DVD set on June 14, 2016.
Plot
The films follow a friendship of a group of young dinosaurs by the names of Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike. After finding the Great Valley, they raise a carnivorous baby who they name Chomper, survive a drought, a cold snap, encounter aliens, and witness a solar eclipse. Throughout all films, they embark upon adventures, learning lessons about life and friendship along the way.List of titles
Films
The following is a list of the fourteen films in the series.| # | Title | Release Date | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Composer |
| 1 | The Land Before Time | November 18, 1988 | Don Bluth | Screenplay: Stu Krieger Story: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy Executive producers: Steven Spielberg George Lucas Co-executive producers: Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy Associate producer: Deborah Jelin Newmyer | John K. Carr Dan Molina | James Horner |
| 2 | ' | December 13, 1994 | Roy Allen Smith | Screenplay: John Loy John Ludin Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Roy Allen Smith Co-producer: Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer: Nelson Shin | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 3 | ' | December 12, 1995 | Roy Allen Smith | Screenplay: Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Roy Allen Smith Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer: Nelson Shin | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 4 | ' | December 10, 1996 | Roy Allen Smith | Screenplay: Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Roy Allen Smith Co-producer: Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer: Nelson Shin | Warren Taylor | Michael Tavera |
| 5 | ' | December 9, 1997 | Charles Grosvenor | Screenplay: John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Rocky Solotoff | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 6 | ' | December 1, 1998 | Charles Grosvenor | Screenplay: Libby Hinson John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Melinda Rediger Rocky Solotoff | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 7 | ' | December 5, 2000 | Charles Grosvenor | Len Uhley Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | Danik Thomas | Michael Tavera |
| 8 | ' | December 4, 2001 | Charles Grosvenor | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | Danik Thomas | Michael Tavera |
| 9 | ' | December 10, 2002 | Charles Grosvenor | Dev Ross Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 10 | ' | December 2, 2003 | Charles Grosvenor | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Executive producer: James Wang Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 11 | ' | January 11, 2005 | Charles Grosvenor | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 12 | ' | December 6, 2006 | Charles Grosvenor | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Charles Grosvenor Associate producer: Daniel J. Wiley | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera Kyle Kenneth Batter |
| 13 | ' | November 27, 2007 | Jamie Mitchell Supervising director: Charles Grosvenor | John Loy Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Daniel J. Wiley | Jay Bixsen | Michael Tavera |
| 14 | February 2, 2016 | Davis Doi | Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby Characters: Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss | Lisa Melbye Deidre Brenner | Luke Guidici | Michael Tavera |
Albums
- The Land Before Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- The Land Before Time: Sing-Along Songs Songs from The Land Before Time, II, III & IV
- The Songs from The Land Before Time Songs from The Land Before Time, II, III & IV
- The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs Songs from The Land Before Time V & VI and An American Tail III & IV
- The Best Songs from The Land Before Time Songs from The Land Before Time, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI & XIV
Television series